VOD Dubai International Jewellery Show, the Middle East’s only consumer and trade-focused jewellery industry event, has announced a strategic partnership with Dubai Gold and Jewellery Group (DGJG). DGJG is a non-profit trade association which counts more than 700 members and represents companies accounting for almost 80 per cent of the regional jewellery trade. The partnership…

Pandora has set out its financial goals for 2017 and promised that it will expand its store network in newer as well as more developed markets as it chases further revenue growth. The brand said that while it remains committed to growing sales from its existing network, it plans to add more than 275 new…

Jewellery brand Pandora has announced that it has signed a letter of intent with Pan India Charms & Jewellery Private Limited (Pan India) about distribution of Pandora jewellery in India. Under the terms of the distribution agreement, Pan India will be granted exclusive distribution rights for Pandora jewellery in India, in which the firm currently…

High-end jewellery boutiques are expected to see a considerable sales injection this weekend as Chinese tourists are predicted to flock to the capital to celebrate Chinese New Year. According to new figures, Chinese visitors looking for luxury goods could splash £11 million in London alone over the coming week, to welcome in the year of…

Kim Kardashian’s stolen jewellery has been melted down, re-cut and sold on the black market, according to media reports. France’s BFM TV channel was told by an enquiry source that the reality TV star is unlikely to get her jewellery back, including a £3.5 million diamond engagement ring. Jerome Guillochon, president of a French jewellers federation,…

Diamond jewellery manufacturer Gemex is hoping its debut at the Vicenza International Jewellery Show will enable it to penetrate further into international markets. Lee Ruben, owner and director at Gemex, hopes VicenzaOro this month will attract retailers’ interests on a global scale. Ruben commented: “This is Gemex’s first Vicenza show and we are expecting it to be…

Three quarters of international retailers said that they would expand elsewhere in preference to the UK due to a number of perceived barriers, the most significant being business rates. That’s according to new findings from intu and Revo who are calling on the Government to do more to support and promote UK retail. The new…

Customs officers at Manchester Airport have intercepted nearly 60 sets of counterfeit Chanel jewellery after a crackdown on fake imports in the run-up to Christmas, Professional Jeweller has learned. The earrings and pendent sets had a value of approximately £3,000, according to Border Force officials, which seized the goods in recent weeks. The fake jewellery…

Donald Trump’s election victory coupled with Republican control of Congress is expected to support increased demand for diamonds and jewellery, a leading diamond maverick has claimed. Martin Rapaport, chairman of the diamond group Rapaport, whose Rapaport Price List is a primary source of diamond price and market information, predicts that the result of the US…

Roger Arcos Ponte from Macdesa Fairtrade mine, Peru, will visit Clogau’s Welsh gold mine in Gwynfyndd, Snowdonia to mark the launch of an exclusive collection made from a blend of fairtrade certified and locally sourced Welsh gold. On September 29, the Macdesa Fairtrade mine will exchange tips on traditional mining techniques and share a unique…